[RDavidson]

I recently acquired an Adcom 535. It works fine but is about 25 years old and should be recapped and given a tuneup. I live in SE South Dakota and it'd be great if I didn't have to ship my amp out, or ship it further than necessary. Is there anyone in the area who can help me out or make a recommendation?

My goal is to get the amp to where it will last another 20+ years. It really doesn't make sense to drop more than $150-$200 into the amp. Yes, I know I can buy something newer, but I'm committed to the Adcom. It fits my needs and is obviously a reliable design. It sounds better than a lot of today's inexpensive gear too.

[Ratster]

Big Sky Audio or Musical Concepts.

[RDavidson]

Thank you. I've actually been in contact with Big Sky over the past couple of days, but that'd still be a long way to ship. With the work and shipping, I'll be near $300. I'd like to keep it closer to $200 or less and carry my amp somewhere myself, but I have a feeling this won't be possible unless I find an area ACer who would like to work on it.

[avahifi]

I can do the "run it up on a Variac thing" for you, but you still will have a trip across Minnesota to get it done.  It won't cost you anything other than two way UPS shipping if there are no problems with it.  If there are problems we probably are not your best source to fix it as we have no service manuals or experience with this amplifier.

Regards,

Frank Van Alstine

[RDavidson]

Thank you very much for the offer, Frank. The amp seems to be functioning just fine, though the caps could still give up any time. They're 24 years old. I took the cover off recently and didn't see anything leaking or bulging, before plugging it in and turning it on. Though it seems fine for now, I want to get it recapped for peace of mind more than anything.

[Folsom]

Take a picture of the inside so whoever will know what they are dealing with. Does it have 10 caps or 100, etc. Plus all the caps can probably be upgraded without changes price more than like a few dollars, if that.

[RDavidson]

A guy fairly close by sent me a PM just earlier today. He likes working on old amps including old Adcoms. His price is very fair and he has a pretty long list of references and experience. I think I'm good to go, guys. "Thank you" to everyone who chimed in trying to help me out.